Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc.
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Title
Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc.
Subject
Discrimination in housing
Nonprofit organizations
Citizens' associations
Baltimore Metropolitan Area (Md.)
African Americans
Housing
Baltimore (Md.)
Community organization
Reports
Correspondence
Newsletters
Description
This exhibit provides an introduction to the work of Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc. (BNI) around issues of racial integration in housing and tenants' rights from the 1950s to the 2000s.
Established in 1958, Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc. was formed to promote an open housing market and viable integrated neighborhoods in the Baltimore area. It was established by several neighborhood associations and supported by civic organizations like the Greater Baltimore Committee. The early focus of the organization was to obtain open housing and stable neighborhoods during a period of widespread white flight and blockbusting in Baltimore City. Through education and advocacy, it sought to counter racial prejudice, to fight discrimination in the real estate industry, and to combat neighborhood deterioration resulting from segregated housing. More recently, BNI has focused on tenant-landlord relations and renters' rights.
The Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc. (BNI) collection at the University of Baltimore consists of 22 linear inches of archival records, which are described in an online collection database. The complete collection has also been digitized at the folder level and is also available in the collection database. For this exhibit, 32 documents have been selected from the complete collection.
Established in 1958, Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc. was formed to promote an open housing market and viable integrated neighborhoods in the Baltimore area. It was established by several neighborhood associations and supported by civic organizations like the Greater Baltimore Committee. The early focus of the organization was to obtain open housing and stable neighborhoods during a period of widespread white flight and blockbusting in Baltimore City. Through education and advocacy, it sought to counter racial prejudice, to fight discrimination in the real estate industry, and to combat neighborhood deterioration resulting from segregated housing. More recently, BNI has focused on tenant-landlord relations and renters' rights.
The Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc. (BNI) collection at the University of Baltimore consists of 22 linear inches of archival records, which are described in an online collection database. The complete collection has also been digitized at the folder level and is also available in the collection database. For this exhibit, 32 documents have been selected from the complete collection.
Date
circa 1958-2009
Rights
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Format
text/pdf
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
R0015-BNI
Date Created
2019-09
Extent
32 items
Collection Items
Toward Creation of an AIDS Hospice in Metropolitan Baltimore: Report prepared by the Hospice Committee of the AIDS Interfaith Network of Baltimore
Report related to the creation of an AIDS Hospice center in Baltimore.
A Real Estate Industry Interpretation of Title VIII (Open Housing Provisions) of the Federal Civil Rights Bill
A BNI reprint of questions and answers about fair housing provisions in the Federal Civil Rights Bill of 1968. The Q & A was originally produced on April 18, 1968 by the Realtors Washington Committee of the National Association of Real Estate Boards.
A Memo To All Organizations Interested in Fair Housing
Advertisement for a meeting in Annapolis on April 29, 1967 to consider the formation of a leadership council for fair housing in Maryland
A Study of Real Estate Practices by Race in the HARBEL Area of Northeast Baltimore City
An examination of realtors' differential treatment of homebuyers in Northeast Baltimore based on race
Community Development Subcommittee Report on BNI, Inc.
An assessment of the Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc. program by the Community Development Subcommittee of the Greater Baltimore Committee
Advance Planning for a State-Wide Campaign to Uphold the Maryland State Fair Housing Law if Brought to Referendum (Draft)
A leadership council planning document to prepare for political mobilization in the event of a statewide voter referendum on fair housing
Leadership Council for Fair Housing in Maryland
A report on the formation of the fair housing leadership council in 1967, the organization's purpose, and its membership roster
BNI's Response to Program Evaluation of BNI by the Community Development Subcommittee of the Greater Baltimore Committee
Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc. responds to an assessment by the Community Development Subcommittee of the Greater Baltimore Committee
Baltimore Under Siege: The Impact of Financing on the Baltimore Home Buyer (1960-1970)
A computer-based study of exploitative lending practices to African American homebuyers in Baltimore City during the 1960s
The Baltimore Plan for Affirmative Marketing in Real Estate: Final Report
A federal housing report on affirmative marketing of real estate in the Baltimore metropolitan area
Assisted Housing in Baltimore City
A BNI report on public subsidies to assist with low and moderate income homeowners in Baltimore County with their housing payments
A Report on Federally Funded Regional Housing Opportunities for Low-Income Renters in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area
A BNI report on the Areawide Housing Opportunities Program (AHOP) and its Regional Section 8 program
Apartment Discrimination in Baltimore County and City, 1977-78
A follow-up report to the 1972 Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc. apartment audit
Alleged Discriminatory Newspaper Advertising by Dick Belman, Inc.
Memorandum and investigative report regarding the role of race in the real estate practices of Dick Belman, Inc.
How to Deal with Real Estate Pressure Tactics (Should They Arise) When a Nonwhite Family Moves into Your Neighborhood
A BNI information bulletin for Baltimore City residents regarding ethical real estate practices and City Ordinance #34, passed May 3, 1968
BNI Newsletter & Associated Fair Housing Councils
Newletter of the Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc., 1974 Number 3
